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Kassai with Wembley final

by Martin Rødvand on May 26, 2011

Viktor Kassai has been announced as the referee for the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United on Saturday in London. He will be assisted by Gabor Erös and György Ring, with Mihaly Fabian and Tamás Bognar as additional assistant referees. Istvan Vad will be the fourth official while Róbert Kispál will be the reserve assistant referee.

This is only the second time a Hungarian referee has taken charge of the Champions League final, the last one being Sandor Puhl in 1997. Kassai will be the youngest referee to referee a Champions League final when he trots the field on Saturday, only 35 years old.

He went to the World Cup in 2010 and impressed with his refereeing, culminating in a semi-final appointment. While this is only Kassai’s 13th match in the Champions League, he has been an international referee since 2003. He refereed Manchester United in the group stage this season, making Saturday’s match his fourth match including Manchester United in the Champions League. He has never refereed Barcelona in the Champions League.

Kassai has some final experience having refereed the 2008 Olympic final between Nigeria and Argentina in Beijing. The same year he worked as a fourth official at the Euro 2008.

This is the first Champions League final with additional assistant referees.

28/05/2011
Barcelona – Manchester United
Referee: Viktor Kassai, Hungary
Assistant referees: Gabor Erös, György Ring
Additional assistant referees: Mihaly Fabian, Tamás Bognar
Fourth official: Istvan Vad
Reserve assistant referee: Róbert Kispál
Uefa delegate: Geir Thorsteinsson, Iceland
Uefa referee observer: Marc Batta, France

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Mike Dean with Arsenal – Birmingham final

by Martin Rødvand on February 5, 2011

Mike Dean has been handed the assignment of refereeing the Carling Cup final in the end of February. Dean will be assisted by Ron Ganfield and Mike Mullarkey with Kevin Friend acting as fourth official. Scott Ledger will be the reserve assistant referee.

The game will be between Arsenal and Birmingham and is played on February 27th at Wembley stadium.

Dean joined the Select Group of officials in 2000 before becoming an international referee in 2002. He has since been promoted in the European system and he is now refereeing in the Europa League at a regular basis.

Domestically he refereed the FA Community Shield between Arsenal and Manchester United in 2004, and he was appointed to the FA Cup final in 2008 between Portsmouth and Cardiff. In 2006 he was replaced by Alan Wiley as the FA Cup final referee due to him living close to Liverpool, one of the competitors in the match.

Assistant referee Mike Mullarkey assisted Howard Webb in last season’s Champions League final as well as the World Cup final last July.

27/02/11
Arsenal – Birmingham
Referee: Mike Dean, England
Assistant referees: Ron Ganfield, Mike Mullarkey
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
Reserve assistant referee: Scott Ledger

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Espen Eskås med JET-finale

July 17, 2010

Espen Eskås har blitt tildelt finaleoppdraget i morgendagens avsluttende kamp på juniorturneringen på Hamar. Med seg som assistenter får han Morten Jensen og Jim Andre Dyb mens Arild Tengesdal er fjerdedommer. Semifinalene ble dømt av Jon Ophuus og Sigurd Kringstad. Finale JET 18/07/10 Odd Grenland – Stabæk Referee: Espen Eskås Assistant referees: Morten Jensen, Jim [...]

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10 refereeing teams retained for final days

July 6, 2010

Fifa has cut nine refereeing teams from the 19 remaining teams after the quarter-finals. With the semi-finals announced yesterday, the number of games left to referee has shrunk to two, the final and third-place playoff. The announcement of these two games are expected after the semi-finals. The retained referees are: Benito Archundia, Mexico Jerome Damon, [...]

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Howard Webb to referee showpiece final

May 20, 2010

English referee Howard Webb has been selected by Uefa’s referees committee to handle Saturday’s match between Internazionale and Bayern München in Madrid. Webb will be assisted by Mike Mullarkey and Darren Cann, with Martin Atkinson working as the fourth official. The trio will also be going to South Africa for the World Cup next month, [...]

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Nicola Rizzoli to handle Hamburg spectacle

May 10, 2010

Nicola Rizzoli from Italy has been appointed to the Europa League final by Uefa’s referees committee. He will take charge of the final game of the tournament between Atletico Madrid and Fulham on Wednesday. The Italian has had an impressive Champions League season after having been promoted to the Elite category in June. He was [...]

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Cantalejo to take charge of UEFA Cup final

May 18, 2009

Update: It’s confirmed by UEFA. According to a user on the forum Rate The Ref Luis Medina Cantalejo has been appointed to the UEFA Cup final between Shakthar and Bremen. The Spaniard will bring his two assistants Jesus Calvo Guadamuro and Roberto Diaz Perez Del Palomar with Alfonso Perez Burrull as fourth official. The match [...]

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